Hand Combed Huacaya Alpaca Spinning Fibre Top – 50g

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Hand Combed Alpaca Spinning Fibre Top – 50g

Hand combed alpaca spinning fibre top is a natural, hypoallergenic alpaca fiber that has been carefully washed, picked, carded, and dizzed. It contains virtually no vegetable matter and can be spun straight from shearing as it lacks any lanolin content. We have taken care to remove any unwanted bits of VM, ensuring a low micron, next to skin quality. Please note that being natural and undyed, slight variations in colour, fiber length, and lustre may occur. Lighter colors are suitable for overdyeing.

Please note, natural alpaca will never be entirely VM-free, unless processed in a corporate mill which makes use of harmfull acid baths that not only dissolve the VM (vegetable matter), but it also strips your fibre of all its natural, wholesome protective goodness – read superwash! Our fibre is cleaned in a sustainble and nature-friendly way, with no chemical residues to harm your skin! If I’m happy to stick my hands in the washtub (barring heat), you can feel safe to hold it while spinning, not to mention wearing it!

50g – Select your colour! Choose whether you want huacaya (fluffy) or suri (silky) – refer to our pages for more information on the difference if you’re not sure, https://verlorevallei.com/all-about-alpaca/ or contact us!

Generally, huacaya is the fluffy one you need for heat, but right royal Suri is the one for sleek and cool lustrous splendour, even for summer UV protection! For summer, everyone on earth should have at least one Suri sunhat on standby, and no well-atired lady should be without at least one silky smooth Suri pashmina – yes, the ancient origins of the ultimate touch of class happens to be alpaca, and Suri in particular!!! For winter, you go for huacaya! It’s simple – H for Heat, S for Sleek and Summery. The fibre of the ‘gods’, royalty and priests, but no mere mortals where allowed to wear it, subject to punishment by death… Aren’t you glad you have a choice today?!?

This listing is for Huacaya, but you may request an adition of up to 20% Suri, at no extra cost! Just include your request in the notes to your order and state whether you want it in the same or a contrasting colour!

Follow me on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Fibrewitch  to stay up to date with my latest art yarns, fibre specials, bats and rolag packs! Many of which never make it to the website! What’s more, you will get a heads-up when new Majacraft stocks are about to arrive in South Africa, so you can have first dibs! Stock seldom makes it on to the website! I am also working on ‘How-to videos’ on numerous fibre related subjects and life on the farm, which will be posted on Facebook first, unless you follow us on YouTube already, in which case you will be notified. http://www.youtube.com/@VVAFibrecrafts

You can also join my Whatsapp group, where special fibre blend drops or VVA You Tube videos will be announced from time to time – https://chat.whatsapp.com/FWE0y6MTj0uEekmFSm3g6t

I usually have the following natural colours in stock, as I have animals in all these colours: Natural White, Light Fawn, Medium Fawn, Dark Fawn, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Black, light Silver Grey, Medium Silver Grey, Dark Silver Grey, Light Rose Grey, Medium Rose Grey, Dark Rose Grey.

You can also opt for a Mini 4-pack of different colours! These colours will be randomly selected by me, and may include dyed alpaca too. Naturally, you may request your own selection, and I will comply where possible. I may not have cycedelic pink on hand to add, but try me!

Hand combed alpaca spinning fibre top, washed, picked natural coloured alpaca from our Huacaya on our farm. The lovely Premium fibre is ready for you to create whatever beautiful item your imagination has in mind! Remember, top is literally the cream of the crop, as more than half the initial weight in fibre gets discarded during the combing process, when fibres are alligned and the slightest imperfections and shorter fibres are removed.

We also make top blends consisting of a variety of fibres and different colours, both natural colours and dyed colours. If you are interested in more colourful options, take a look at our Magic-blend top, or see what’s available under the other Magic-blend sections, like rolags, bats and roving. A Magic-blend section for dyed fibres will also be added, as well as a Colour-creations section for for alpaca yarns, and Magic-dyed yarns for a range of different yarns. In case of stock on hand, it will be listed under either ‘Art yarns’, or ‘Art bats, rolags and more’.

I am always open to suggestions, and happy to help with custom orders!

I also stock fibre of other sheep breeds that are sourced from the UK and elsewhere from time to time. Take a look at the Rarebreed section. I regularly order new stock, so if you are looking for a specific fibre, contact me, chances are it is on the way or held up by customs, or I will make sure to order that for you.

Please note, if you opt for suri alpaca top, this is made of a blend of suri with 20% huacaya to ensure the top don’t fall apart, as the silkiness of suri on it’s own doesn’t lend itself to 100% suri top strips. The blend however, really makes this spinning experience out of this world!

As all monitors show colours differently, the colours may appear slightly different than what you see on your screen. Should a colour not be in stock, we will replace it with a colour that will be the closest match to the colour ordered.

Due to the nature and free spirit of our animals – they just LOVE rolling around in the dust or grass, and dipping in the river – there might still be tiny flecks of vegetable matter in the fibre which will come out with further processing.

The semi-hollow core of alpaca fiber provides excellent protection against the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation! Alpacas have evolved high up in the Andean Altiplano, where solar radiation has proven to be 40% higher than in the Sahara desert! High in the Andes, one of the world’s most demanding environments, alpacas have thrived for thousands of years. At altitudes often exceeding 3,500 meters, the Andes present an inhospitable mix of scorching solar radiation during the day, freezing temperatures at night, and sudden winds that can shift conditions in minutes, a climate where survival depends on adaptation, and the alpaca’s wool is its most vital defense.

Darker fibers contain higher concentrations of melanin, which absorb harmful UV rays, while lighter fibers reflect solar radiation, reducing surface heat load.

Alpaca … warmer than wool, without weighing you down, softer than cashmere, yet light enough to protect you against the sun’s glaring rays, even in summer!